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May 27th, 1958. real estate in Virginia, that assessmenz can not be changed except as provided by law. If the single assessor ordinance is repealed, the only lawful means of changing any assessment mad~ by Mr. Pop~ will he through the Board of Equali- za$ion or by assessors.appointed by.the Cou~t of Hustings in accordinance with the general law. A quadrennial assessment.under general law was due in the year 1958. The practice has been to appoint the assessors- on the 31st day of December of the year of t~e assessment. Should the single assessor ordinance be repealed by referendum, ! ~would expec~ that one or more citizens will petition the Court of Hustings to appoint assessors for ther purpose of making a quadrennial assess- meut in the year 1958. Since such assessment would have ~o be completed prior ~o March 1, 1959, the Court might decline to appoint the assessors in view of the short time remaining in which they could complete the work. In any case, the Com- missioner of Revenue is not authorized to make any assessment under the general law, except i~dividual adjustments to.reflect new construction or loss due to fire, etc. Should the single assessor ordinance be repealed by referendum, it is my oplnlon that the City Council may not enact s new assessment ordinance of similar nature within two years unless authority is conferred by a vote of the people. Insofar as levying real estate taxes for the year 1959, should the or - dinance be repealed, the method and procedure would depend upon whether or not the Court of Hustings appointed assessors to make s quadrennial assessment. In any case, it greatly complicates the adoption of a budget for the fiscal ~year commencing July l, 1958, if the ordinance is repealed. I tmust that .these opinions will fully an- swer the questions presented by Councilman Smith. Signed - J.S. Livesay,Jr., City Attorney." On motion filed. payment of license taxes penalty, due to the fact adopted. 58-166 - "I am submitting a letter from A.E. Parker, and recommend that the date for on mercantile and professional ~licens~s ,be extended from May 31st to June 2nd without that May 30th is a legal holiday and the City Collector's office will be closed." Motion of Mr. Weiseman to concur in the ~ecommendation of the City Manager, was 58-167 - "I am reporting that the change maker was installed a~ Edinbu~g parking lo~ and we find that.'there has been only an average of four or five users per day~ I do not consider this use sufficient, to show a need for the change makers and recommend that the change, maker be returned to the manufacturer, if the condition should change in the fu - ture, and a need be shown, the change makers can then be purchased and placed on the lots, Motion~of Mr. Kirby to concur in the recommendation of the City Manage~ was adopted. 58-168 -- "I submit one deed and four agreements between the City of Suffolk and the City of Portsmouth. The deed simply changes a special warranty deed dated the 27th day of August, 1948 to the special warranty deed for the same parcel of land ~o remove restrictions. The agreements concern the Lake Meade Dam. I recommend that the proper city officials be authorized and directed to execute the deed and agreements for and on behalf of the City and that the City Clerk be authorized and directed to attest the same and affix the City seal thereto." Motion of ~ir. Smith that proper city officials be authorized to sign the deed and agree merits, was ~dopted and by the following vote: Ay¢s: Bartlett, Baker, Hinton, Kirby, Scott, Smith, Weiseman Nays: None 58-169 - "Mr. B.W. Baker requested tha~ three items be placed on the agenda. No. 1. Question of Put, chase of Merrimac Park. I am of the opinion Mr. Baker and other members of Council are fully informed concerning this matter. By an Act of the Legislature, there must be a referendum held after September 1st, 1958 concerning the Park and I am sure each member of Council knows that by Council action the City holds an option to buy the Seaboard Airline Waterfront property,which expires on July 31st, 1958, unless previously exercised. No. 2. The Manager has followed the same procedure followed in previous years by submitting a tentative budget ~o Council for. next year and Council has held one budget conference at which time I believe less than one half of the items were considered. When Council has completed the budget conference and determines what, if any, services are to be discontinued or curtailed and what salary increases, if any, are to be approved, the Manager will then inform the Council what, in his opinion, will be required to balance the budget and means of raising the necessary funds. No. 3. City Manager has no authority concerning the letters referred ~o." Motion of Mr. Baker that the Councilmen who authorized the literature to be placed with the permanent assessor ordinance £or mailing to the vo~ers, sign the same, was lost, and by the following yore: Ayes: Baker, Weiseman Nays: Bartlett, Hinton, Kirby, Scott,Smith 58-170 - "I h~ve been requested, by Mr Hill of the Virginia Ports Authority to bring to your attention the proposed deep channel extension in the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River on which a pub- lic2hearing will be held on the 9th of June, 1958, by Col. O.J. Pickard, District Engineer, Corps of Engineers. It was suggested by Mr. Hill tha~ the ~ouncil might wish zo adopt a resolutio~ favorisg the project. I am of the'opinion it would be most beReficiaLto this area and reco~end that a reso -~ lutionapproving the further development of the port by dredging and extending the 35 ft. channel in the Souther~ branch as proposed."